How to fold a dumpling and more

So I said last week that I would tell you how to fold a dumpling. This was maybe the only part of dumpling making that I could actually contribute to. It took me a few times but by my third or fourth dumpling mine looked just as good as the locals' dumplings. So, step-by-step, here are the dumplings:

Basically this is just going to be a random post of photographs... Here are a few more from The Great Wall... Check out all of the stairs. I mean, who would have thought a wall was made up of only stairs? I had really envisioned a nice path suitable for a stroll.

Lots of steps

Peek-a-boo!

Stone steps, brick steps

We needed a jumping picture!

Caved-in steps

The first steps of the day

Obviously I have some video footage from the day, too. Here is my first glimpse of the wall (which doesn't show on the video because of the fog, Tina and Theresa trying to be cool by running up one of the many sets of stairs and also me on the toboggan ride down.

Even though the zoo was incredibly depressing I did end up with a few good photographs.

I hope Peeta and Gale aren't jealous...

I thought camel humps stood up?

She fits in at the zoo perfectly...

On to the aquarium-

This poor turtle was stuck in the coral for awhile...

I loved the jellyfish!

The dolphin show was awesome. Would have been cooler in English I think.

Mandarin lesson:
Hǎitún 海豚 (dolphin)